Twitter hack: FBI leading investigation into Bitcoin scam targeting Obama, Musk, Biden and other high profile accounts

Independent

16 Jul 2020 0 shares 1 views

Twitter hack: FBI leading investigation into Bitcoin scam targeting Obama, Musk, Biden and other high profile accounts

Independent

Published 16 Jul 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry into Wednesday's Twitter hacking, Reuters reports sources as saying.

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